The spidery opening notes of this debut single – inspired by the Emily Brontë novel of the same name – announced the arrival of a singular talent. Over its bedrock of stolid piano, ‘Anecdotes’ bursts into bloom about three minutes in, as Newsom muses on themes of life, ageing and death.ġ1. “No matter what people might think, there will be some 13-year-old kid out there who’ll read an interview and think: ‘Imagine? I’ve never heard that song’, and he might go and buy the album.” The opening piano line of Oasis’ most karaoke-able song were directly taken from John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’, Noel says. Oasis – ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’ (1996) The 19th most-sold UK single of all time is an instantly recognisable classic.ĩ. This lilting number leaves Nick Drake adrift in a sea of dreams he never pursued: “ I could have been one of these things first“. Nick Drake – ‘One Of These Things First’ (1971) Didn’t know that, did ya?Ĭhris Martin has said he was inspired by fellow Devonshire lads Muse when writing this simple but brutally effective piano riff.ħ. Simply an iconic tune – and it’s played on the same piano Paul McCartney used for ‘Hey Jude’. The final track on Mitchell’s iconic ‘Blue’ draws its restless romanticism to a close with a complex piano part, and lyrics that explore what happens when the lines dividing romantics and cynics become blurred. Joni Mitchell – ‘The Last Time I Saw Richard’ (1971)
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